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47th station (CTA Green Line)

Chicago "L" station

Field	Value
custom_header
image	Outbound platform at 47th (Green), looking south (51380869108).jpg
address	314 East 47th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60653
coordinates
style	CTA
line	South Side Elevated
other	CTA bus
structure	Elevated
platform	2 side platforms
tracks	2 tracks
bicycle	Yes
opened
rebuilt	1982, 1996
accessible	Yes
owned	Chicago Transit Authority
pass_year	2024
passengers	183,787
pass_percent	7.5
pass_rank
services
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
mapframe-marker-color	#009b3a
mapframe-marker	rail-metro
map_state	collapsed
route_map	{{Routemap	legend=track	inline=1	map=

Chicago, Illinois 60653 | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #009b3a | mapframe-marker = rail-metro uhSTR!~MFADEg\uhSTR!~MFADEg lhSTR!~uSTRf\lhSTR!~uSTRg!~POINTERf@gq~~ ~~ ~~ *to * RP4q\hSKRZ-G4!~uPSTR(R)\hSKRZ-G4!~uPSTR(L)\RP4q~~47th St. lhSTR!~uPSTR(R)\lhSTR!~uPSTR(L) lhSTR!~uPSTR(R)\lhSTR!~uPSTR(L) lhSTR!~uSTRf!~POINTERg@fq\lhSTR!~uSTRg~~ ~~ ~~ *to * uhSTR!~MFADEf\uhSTR!~MFADEf 47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system, located in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 314 E 47th Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892, when South Side Elevated Railroad extended its service south to serve the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.

History

The original station, designed by Myron H. Church, was a brick building with some Queen Anne-style elements. 47th is typical of the other South Side Elevated Railroad elevated stations and consists of two side docks covered with tin canopies.

In July 1959, auxiliary exit stairs were added to the station.

In the early 1980s, it was decided that, given its state of disrepair, the station was to be completely replaced. In July 1981, a US$1 million project began with the demolition of the station's main entrance. In December of that same year, the southbound platform was reopened, and work began on the north platform. On May 7, 1982, it reopened in a much more utilitarian form than the original station, and normal service was resumed.

On February 21, 1993, the South Side Englewood-Jackson Park Line, formerly associated with the line to Howard to the north, is diverted by the Loop and Lake Street towards its current terminus of Harlem.

On January 9, 1994, the Green Line closed for a two-year renovation project. All stations on the line, including 47th, closed for renovation. Since 47th had been rebuilt in 1982, the station was only repainted and two elevators were built to make it accessible to people with disabilities. 47th station reopened with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996.

Bus connections

CTA

47th

References

(August 16, 1892). "More for a Nickel". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(January 22, 2025). "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024". Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting.

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